Military spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Military spending as a share of GDP was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste, 2005–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2021.
That places Timor-Leste 59th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.8% | — |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +111.7% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -40.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -34.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +91.9% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -18.7% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 0.6151 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 236.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.6151 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 268.53 current LCU per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.2016 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 889.77 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste was 2.3% in 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 59th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.